0:00:02 > 0:00:05Mother and daughter versus father and son.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:07 > 0:00:10CROWD CHEERS Goal!
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Today's setting for Bargain Hunt is glorious Shepton Mallet.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Our teams today have to sniff out
0:00:39 > 0:00:45three excellent bargains to take away and sell at auction.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Just like bloodhounds on a trail.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53The team that makes most or loses least wins. Got it?
0:00:55 > 0:00:59'On today's show, Anita Manning gets neck ache.'
0:00:59 > 0:01:02He's a great wee trier.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05'Philip Serrell gets brain ache.'
0:01:05 > 0:01:09I've no idea what it is, where it's from or what you do with it.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12'And will there be heartache at the auction?'
0:01:15 > 0:01:21For the red team, we have the dream mother-and-daughter combo of Carol and Nicky.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Welcome. Thank you. You're obviously close, mother and daughter.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Who's going to be the driving force? I'm the bossy one.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Mum's away with the fairies. Oh, charming(!)
0:01:34 > 0:01:39You have got a car obsession. I have. Tell us about that.
0:01:39 > 0:01:47I've got two Volkswagen Beetles. I have a 1966 one-owner-from-new like NEW VW.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51And one scrappy 1972 Beetle. Two campervans.
0:01:51 > 0:01:59Have you got the same passion for antiques? Not quite as passionate about antiques as about Volkswagens.
0:01:59 > 0:02:06Carol, you're on a break from the rat race. What mischief do you get up to? I write fairy stories.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11I perform comic poetry when it suits me. I take pictures of wildlife.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16I've been blessed with seeing some fantastic wildlife in the garden.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I got a stag taking an apple off the tree!
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Where's it going to be, Africa next?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I haven't thought that far ahead.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30First of all, you've got to win Bargain Hunt. That would be good.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34I should think the blue team's quaking in their boots.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35No, Tim. We're not.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Now, you're partners in crime but also obsessed with antiques, Keith.
0:02:40 > 0:02:47That is correct, Tim. We went to a wedding and on the way to a venue we went past an antiques shop.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Saw a pair of vases. I said to Russell, "I want to buy them."
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I got them for ?8. Trouble was, we were late for the wedding.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01We had to sneak in and make out we were there all the time. But lovely vases?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Yes. You've had a few careers, haven't you?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Yes. When I left school, I started in hairdressing.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Then I went to build helicopters. Then I built three-piece suites.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Now, I'm a caretaker of a school.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Russell, you're an avid watcher of Bargain Hunt. Yeah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24What do you like about the show? You, Tim.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Is that it? I don't really have a choice.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32I'm an aerial fitter so once I've been up on the chimney, come down,
0:03:32 > 0:03:38set all the tellies up, it's half past 11 so I leave Bargain Hunt on. That's brilliant.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42I think you TV aerial engineers are pretty brave.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45You have to scrabble around at height.
0:03:45 > 0:03:51Just so you're on TV! We should be very grateful. We should have a whip round
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Yeah. We don't get paid enough. It's a hard life.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Are you going to beat the reds? Of course we are.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02There's family tension building up.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Now, the money moment. ?300 apiece. Thank you. You know the rules.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Your experts await, and off you go. And very, very, very good luck.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15Let's hope their family values include making a profit.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Got a plan? Well, we're going to look for something we like.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26I fancy a bit of Art Deco.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Some silver. A bit of Art Nouveau.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Maybe an old Volkswagen.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34This is going to be fun. Let's go.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41You could get wedged in that if you were generously proportioned.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Are you talking about me? Not at all.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48It's maybe '50s and it's probably French.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Could you do 20 on it? Come on. It's French!
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Why do you like the bath? It's different. It's quirky.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Where do they get these people from?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Is that Poole Pottery? Do you like Poole? I do.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Dad, what do you think? OK. It's not my choice.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14It's popular just now. Let's look at that one. What's the price on that?
0:05:14 > 0:05:19I think that's a bit too... Is it not colourful enough for you?
0:05:19 > 0:05:24What we have is a 1960s, 1970s piece of Poole.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27This is called the Aegean pattern.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30What makes Poole such an exciting pottery
0:05:30 > 0:05:36is that they always had their eye on what was happening in fashion
0:05:36 > 0:05:38around about them.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42That's why younger people love this stuff today.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44They love this retro pattern.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47So I think that COULD be a winner at auction.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50But all depends on the price.
0:05:50 > 0:05:5328's not bad.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It does kind of remind me of my grandmother's.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Your granny's? Don't knock that, Russell!
0:06:00 > 0:06:03If your granny had that, she was a woman of great taste.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Who's good at bargaining?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Russell. He is brilliant at bargaining.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Shall I go for that one? Yeah.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13What's the best you'd do on that?
0:06:13 > 0:06:1515?
0:06:15 > 0:06:1718. 18?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Is it done? Yeah. He's done the deed.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26?18. This boy takes no prisoners.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30'That's what we like to see! Quick sharp decisions.'
0:06:30 > 0:06:35PHILIP: I like those paddles. Do you like those?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Different. That's a good way of saying no.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43That was wonderful. We got a good price on it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47We got a good price on it. The boy did no' bad.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52What about the boat? I was looking at that. How much is it, my love?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54?34.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Bring her over here. Let's see if we can launch her off.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03It's even got all the...crab net and everything.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Sorry? What did she say? Crab net!
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It doesn't look very seaworthy to me.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13There's two types of pond yacht people will buy.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19If this was a real good pond yacht at this size
0:07:19 > 0:07:21it would be ?300 to ?500.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Then there's this sort from abroad somewhere.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29It's really a tourist item, a memento of your holiday.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Do you like it?
0:07:31 > 0:07:36It would make a nice ornament for somebody. I wouldn't have it myself!
0:07:36 > 0:07:40That's a no, then. Where's the person running this stall?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Is this you, good sir? It is.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47What's the best you can do to launch this into profit for us?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50What have I got on it? ?3.40.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Oh, no. ?34. Ten out of ten for effort!
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I'd go 28.
0:07:56 > 0:07:5820 quid would be better.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02?20 would be much better. 20 quid it's a deal.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07STALLHOLDER: 25 sounds really good. I think that's quite fun. Do you?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Yeah. 25 for a boat, then?
0:08:09 > 0:08:15It's a deal. You haven't asked me a question and it's a bit late now.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20The question I would have asked me is how much will it make?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24That's a good question. It's a bit late now cos you've bought it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28What do you think this would make at auction, Phil?
0:08:28 > 0:08:32I would be disappointed if that didn't make 30 or 40 quid.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36I think you've done well there. It's a bit of fun.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38And it's different.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42'Let's hope it goes well in the SALE. Geddit?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44'Mainsail. Jib.'
0:08:46 > 0:08:50What do you think that is? I think it's Karl Marx.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53How's the weight? Not very heavy.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Ha! It's because you're a big lad!
0:08:57 > 0:09:02I was expecting it to be heavier. It's not solid bronze. It's not.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04'Hm. On your MARKS.'
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Let's have a look at the back. It's Russian.
0:09:07 > 0:09:121928. I like this object.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15I can see quality in it.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20It's finely cast. In reproductions, we're not getting good casts.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23This is a period one. It's a very nice item.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I do quite like that. I do, too.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29What's the price?
0:09:29 > 0:09:30?75.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36I don't know. We're in the ballpark definitely.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40We're talking about a good item. I think that's a reasonable buy.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Have a go.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I'm thinking about 45. Oh, no, no, no!
0:09:45 > 0:09:50He's a great wee trier, isn't he? A great wee trier.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53I can do 65 and that's the death. 55? No.
0:09:53 > 0:09:5565.
0:09:55 > 0:09:5760? All right.
0:09:57 > 0:10:0060? Do you want to put my arm there?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Ah, thank you very much.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10He's a hero of mine. Are you a fan of Karl Marx? I am now.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14If he brings us a profit, I'm definitely a fan.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16'Good work, comrades.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19'Da svidanya.'
0:10:22 > 0:10:24This is a little gem.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Believe it or not, this is a bloke.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34They used to wear their hair like that at the end of the 17th century
0:10:34 > 0:10:37and the early part of the 18th century.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39He's got gorgeous chestnut hair,
0:10:39 > 0:10:44the sort of hair a girl would die for.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48This looks like a miniature. It's not a miniature, in a strict sense.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Miniatures are painted either on ivory or on vellum.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56All this is, is a small picture.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58But what's it painted on?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01You need to give it the temperature test.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04If you shove it against your skin
0:11:04 > 0:11:07it tells you whether it's warm or cold.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I'm getting cold on my chinny win win.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15If I turn the picture over and put that against my chin,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17that is much, much warmer.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20So, if this was painted on oak,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24it would feel the same temperature on either side. It doesn't.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28That means there's a sandwich of metal in here.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Because the painter who painted this around 1700,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35310 years ago,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39decided to paint it on copper.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Copper is stable. It won't shrink or crack and, as a result,
0:11:44 > 0:11:49the surface of the oil paint isn't covered in nasty cracks and chips.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It's survived in remarkably good condition.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Now, who is this a painting of?
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Well, if we turn it over, joy of joy, it's got a name written
0:12:00 > 0:12:03in ink on the oak.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05It says Lord Godolphin.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Now, if you look up the Godolphin family,
0:12:08 > 0:12:12you'll find that they're an ancient Cornish lot.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15One became the first Earl Godolphin
0:12:15 > 0:12:18at the end of the 17th century.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23I can't tell you which Godolphin it is. I've got to do more research.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28The third interesting discussion point relates to the artist
0:12:28 > 0:12:31that might have painted this picture.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35In the period, there are two ideal candidates.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40One is Godfrey Knellor, the other is Peter Lely.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43If you could prove that their hand
0:12:43 > 0:12:46had been involved in painting this picture,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50there would be a further enhancement as to value.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54What could you buy it for in Shepton Mallet today?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57It would cost you ?220.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59What might it be worth
0:12:59 > 0:13:03if all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle come together
0:13:03 > 0:13:05and we get a result?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08It could be worth as much as ?1,500.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Nothing miniature about that! Oh, no!
0:13:11 > 0:13:15'Speaking of miniatures, how are you getting on, Anita?'
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I'm very pleased with both of you. Well done.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Well done, boys. No, well done to you.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Ew!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30That's a strange carving.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Look at this for Hallowe'en, Phil.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35CAROL LAUGHS
0:13:35 > 0:13:39You ARE strange, you two. It looks like a witches' party.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43It does, doesn't it? That could be quite good fun!
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Do you really like that? I do, but I'm not sure it'd be saleable.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55There might be somebody as odd as me at the auction.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59No, no. That's never going to happen. That's amazing.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05Do YOU like it? It's really... I don't know what to say!
0:14:05 > 0:14:10I've never seen anything like that. It beats a lot of the ordinary.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Shall we keep it in mind? No, no. Far from it.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18I said that you should have ownership of things.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Does that do it to you more than anything else you've seen? Yeah.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It is so unusual.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It's totally out of the ordinary. Let's be sensible.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32We've got an ebonised frame. A bit scabby, but it doesn't matter.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Flip him over.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38It's an old piece of plaster.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42It's been put in here. That's been done a long time.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44So it's probably...
0:14:45 > 0:14:48..pre 1900, isn't it? I would think so.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Flip it back over.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Let's look at it. We've got a row of skeletons.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59We've got some scared cat.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00A dragon or griffin.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03A row of coffins
0:15:03 > 0:15:05with skulls in them.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09A devil, a dog playing a bagpipe - God alone knows why!
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I've absolutely no idea
0:15:11 > 0:15:16what it's worth, what it is, where it's from or what you do with it.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Having said all of that, there are...
0:15:20 > 0:15:23The occult's quite a strong collecting area.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27How much is this one, my love? The best on it is 70.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29My very lowest.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33It wouldn't surprise me if it made ?30.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38It wouldn't surprise me if it made ?150. It's a scary thing that is.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40I think it's great.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44It's sold. You two bother me, you really do bother me.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47CACKLING
0:15:49 > 0:15:52WHINING
0:15:52 > 0:15:55'Lordy. Back to business, then.'
0:15:58 > 0:16:01280?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04I can't afford that, either.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09That's Carlton Ware. It will be an expensive piece to buy.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11WHISTLES
0:16:11 > 0:16:17'They're not pets, Anita, but they do need to go fetch the next item.'
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I love these little miners' tobacco boxes.
0:16:22 > 0:16:28This is not craftsman made. The local blacksmith's knocked this up.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32I love this as a piece of social history.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34It belonged to William Harris.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38He was just a yeoman worker and that was his tobacco box.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Going into their pocket all those times...
0:16:41 > 0:16:47The other thing is people think that "patina" relates to furniture.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51But patina relates to silver and metalware as well.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53I think that's really lovely.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57What's the best you could do that for? What's it got? 35. ?30.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01This man's got some really interesting things. Yeah.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03'Show some enthusiasm, girls.'
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Not pocket size. That's a table snuffbox.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09It's earlier this one, isn't it?
0:17:09 > 0:17:14Did you want my magnifying glass? Look at this! Tell me what it says.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17I can't even read it with that.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21How's your Dutch? You could do a bulk buy here.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Cos we could maybe sell them as...
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Sell them as one lot. That's a good idea.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30'That was almost a decision!
0:17:30 > 0:17:35'The reds are going for quantity. The blues are going for quality.'
0:17:35 > 0:17:37She whistled at us. Whistle at her.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39WHISTLES
0:17:39 > 0:17:41What is it, darlings?
0:17:41 > 0:17:46Clarice Cliff? Is it in your price range? I ain't asked yet.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Yeah. We can't afford that. How much is it? 425. Forget it!
0:17:51 > 0:17:54And don't drop it!
0:17:54 > 0:17:57No! Does she go out much?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Not enough.
0:17:59 > 0:18:05Can we be serious, please? What do you think of those as a lot?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08That is nice. They're really touchy feely.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12You've got bags of time. Do you want to spend 20 minutes looking round?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Or do you want to buy those two?
0:18:17 > 0:18:22If the gent's happy to put them aside we'll wander round the corner.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Are you happy to do that, sir? Would that be OK? Fabulous.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31I've got a feeling you're going to buy those. I think I might.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33'I've never seen a team so relaxed!'
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Lovely. Lovely. Lovely things.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42I'm normally rushing round like an idiot!
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Don't let's lose each other.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Do you like these rugs? They'd be better on a cow.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I forgot about that. Moving on.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57We've only got ten minutes. Let's press on. Let's press on.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00'Good work, Keith. That's the spirit.'
0:19:00 > 0:19:03What about this bowl?
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Hibiscus pattern.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10Maybe not quite as good as pansies or pomegranates. Still a good one.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15If we look on the back we have a signature. It's Walter Moorcroft.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20So it's a later piece but it still is signed. I like it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22I like it. I do.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Price on it? I could sell that for ?120.
0:19:26 > 0:19:3190? Got to give us a chance. I'll meet you at ?100.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Go for it.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37I'm the oldest. I'm taking the executive decision. Well done.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42You're not bad at bargaining either. ?20 off. A winning team.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44'Don't count your chickens, Anita.'
0:19:44 > 0:19:48We're going to go for the snuffboxes. Go for it, then.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50We've run out of time.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Hiya. We would like to buy the snuffboxes, please.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Excellent. Thank you.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59These will be very nice.
0:20:01 > 0:20:07They say that time waits for no man. It hasn't hung about for our teams today.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12Let's go and check out how the reds splashed their cash.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16'Will the yacht wreck their chances?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23'?70 bought the terrifying witchy panel.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26'Could it be magic at auction?
0:20:26 > 0:20:32'They bought not one but two brass tobacco boxes.'
0:20:33 > 0:20:37You're looking very pleased for yourselves, sunning yourselves.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Was it all right for you? Good fun.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42What's your favourite piece?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46It's got to be the witches' party. Yeah. The plaque.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Absolutely. It made me laugh. You spent ?165.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54?135, which goes across to Philip Serrell. Thank you.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59Now, Caroley, you have composed, milliseconds ago,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02a poem that encapsulates the leftover lolly moment.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Are you going to read it out? OK.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09We took expert Phil around Some interesting bargains we found
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Now he's gonna splash The rest of our cash
0:21:11 > 0:21:14On something he finds round the grounds.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16What's your retort, Phil?
0:21:16 > 0:21:21By gosh and by golly I'm off with the lolly!
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Lovely! We're all poets and we don't know it. Good luck.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Why don't we remind ourselves what the blues bought?
0:21:28 > 0:21:34'The 1970s Poole plate cost the blues a cool...
0:21:34 > 0:21:39'Groovy! Will Karl Marx send the blues bust? Ha!
0:21:40 > 0:21:45'And they were bowled over by this piece of Hibiscus Moorcroft.'
0:21:47 > 0:21:52We all know, Anita, that you're petite. I'm not so petite.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58But I'm feeling very small today. How did you get on? Pretty good.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01How much did you spend? ?178. ?178?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03So, I'd like ?122, please.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06There you are, Tim. Thank you very much, Keith-o.
0:22:06 > 0:22:13Which is your favourite piece, Russell? The Moorcroft. What about you, Keith? Karl Marx.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Karl Marx? Goodness only knows what's going to happen, Anita.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21There's 122. Thank you. You can start a revolution.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25What are you going to spend that cash on, baby?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I have an idea of what I'd like to buy
0:22:28 > 0:22:31and I'm hoping that it's still there.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I'm not sure if the guys will go for it, but we'll see.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39But you're confident? I'm...fairly confident.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42LAUGHTER OK, I've got the message.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Very good luck, all. We're heading off somewhere far, far away.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51In the heart of London. It's going to be, for us, I hope, a treat.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55What am I talking about? It's going to be a treat!
0:22:57 > 0:23:02'Look at this! Architect Sir John Soane transformed the exterior
0:23:02 > 0:23:05'of this townhouse over 200 years ago.'
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Not content with leaving his mark on the outside,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13he went absolutely wild within.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Sir John Soane was the consummate architect.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28For over 60 years he was in practice in London
0:23:28 > 0:23:30between about 1775
0:23:30 > 0:23:34and about 1830.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37And he loved solving problems.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42He was fully aware of the problems in London domestic architecture.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Those problems are with us to this very day.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52In other words, the houses are always relatively narrow and relatively tall.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Therefore, how do you maximise your accommodation?
0:23:56 > 0:24:00For example, on the ground floor in a space like this?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03He needed a dining room.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05If you look around this space,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09it is the quintessential dining room shape.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11You've got your dining table and chairs,
0:24:11 > 0:24:16but occasionally you want a thumping great big party.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19This room simply isn't big enough.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21What you do is this.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Soane's design enables
0:24:26 > 0:24:28a division between the two spaces
0:24:28 > 0:24:33where the function of the dining room sits back there,
0:24:33 > 0:24:39and for the front part, you have the most deliciously appointed library.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Strangely enough, were you to come here to a grand dinner,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47where the table was extended through the length of the room,
0:24:47 > 0:24:52you wouldn't feel you were in some knock-through arrangement
0:24:52 > 0:24:57because the appointment of this library part is so exquisite.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01These stiles that run up the intervening sections
0:25:01 > 0:25:04are filled with mirror.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09The section at the top of the bookcase is filled with mirror.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Above the fireplace, as you'd expect, is an over-mantel mirror.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Look how cleverly Soane has sorted out the division between the spaces.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22You've got this mirrored section.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Then the archway itself.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28This forms no structural purpose.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32It's simply there for its harmonious effect.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38One of the coolest things about Soane is the way in which he seems to embrace modernism.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Look at this fireplace surround. It's in Carrara marble.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Doesn't it look as if it might have been designed
0:25:47 > 0:25:49in the Art Deco period?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Look at the detail. It's exquisite.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55We've got fluting but at the bottom of the fluting
0:25:55 > 0:25:57there's a "stop flute",
0:25:57 > 0:26:02which is incredibly difficult for the person who's carving the marble.
0:26:02 > 0:26:08Yet Soane, in his design, gets the harmony of it just perfectly.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10It's like these bookcases.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Why does that bookcase sit an inch and a half
0:26:14 > 0:26:16inside that bookcase?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Because the indented nature of this front
0:26:20 > 0:26:24is designed by Soane to draw your eye in to the focal point,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27which is the fireplace.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30As you can tell, I'm quite keen on John Soane.
0:26:30 > 0:26:36The big question is, am I going to be quite so keen on our contestants' items at the auction?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41'Lawrence's Auctioneers is the venue for today's sale.
0:26:41 > 0:26:47'Our man on the podium is Richard Kay. Let's see what he thinks of our bargain hunting.'
0:26:47 > 0:26:52I want you to cast off all your inhibitions
0:26:52 > 0:26:56and think big when it comes to our vessel.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59I think that's a rather good-looking thing.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Unfortunately, it's simply for decoration, not the sort of boat
0:27:03 > 0:27:07one would be advised to put on a pond.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12It's nicely made but it's not brilliantly made.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16This has the feeling of a model that's been assembled.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20What do you think it's worth? ?20 to ?30. They paid ?25.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Exactly the right price. Yeah. The next item is really weird.
0:27:24 > 0:27:30This black painted moulded plaster...vision from hell.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33I'm not sure it's got a great deal of appeal.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38It's painted plaster, as you say. The frame nudges the 20th century.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41The difference is neither here nor there.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45As a painted plaster plaque with such a grotesque subject
0:27:45 > 0:27:48the appeal might be rather limited.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53How much? I've probably been over-cautious. ?10 to ?20.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57I don't think it's got a great deal of charm. They paid ?70.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01If it was carved wood it would be much more desirable. I agree.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Their last item are the brass tobacco boxes.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08That one is old. Yes, it is.
0:28:08 > 0:28:1118th century, but very badly rubbed.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Very, very worn.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Then the little snuffbox is the usual
0:28:17 > 0:28:19West Country brass
0:28:19 > 0:28:23artisan-made job. The bulk of the money is in the larger one.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27How much for the two? I should think ?40 to ?60.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31?70 they paid. That seems fair enough. They might get there.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36The big deep dark black hole is this plaque. I think it is.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41They'll need their bonus buy so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Carol and Nicks, you spent ?165. You gave Philip Serrell ?135.
0:28:46 > 0:28:46Carol and Nicks, you spent ?165. You gave Philip Serrell ?135.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48What did he spend it on?
0:28:48 > 0:28:52I just really like that. It's a really well-made thing.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55If you were charitable, it's got a hint of Arts and Crafts look.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02It's a nice sturdy piece. It cost me ?45. Bargain.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04How old do you think it is?
0:29:04 > 0:29:09I think it's probably 1910, 1920.
0:29:09 > 0:29:16Do you think it will make any money? If there's any justice, it ought to make...
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I would hope, ?60 or ?70.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21That's a sort of mahogany, hard wood.
0:29:21 > 0:29:27It's got a lovely colour to it. It's a sort of mid-nutty colour.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30It could go into a modern house very easily.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34By the telephone or by your armchair.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38Cup of coffee on it, Radio Times. Looking up when Bargain Hunt's on.
0:29:38 > 0:29:401215 every day.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Yes? Do you agree? I like it. You like it? I like it.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49They like it, Phil. You're predicting a ?20 profit if all goes well.
0:29:49 > 0:29:56Don't decide right now. Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Phil Serrell's little brown stool.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00OK, Richard, this is what we've all been longing for.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05A rustic stool. Nicely made. Shows signs of how it's put together.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Part of the Arts and Crafts tradition.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13Dates from when, do you think? 1920s, 1930s, something like that.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17What's your estimate? I think we'd get ?30 to ?40 for that.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Typical cunning Serrell-type purchase. ?45 paid.
0:30:21 > 0:30:27He rates it and who knows? It may well take off. Now, moving on.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30We have the Poole Pottery Aegean plate.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I'm renowned for not liking Poole Pottery much.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38It never sells well. We have to be careful about what we say.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42We see a lot of it, since Dorset is the neighbouring county.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Certain objects from Poole are more desirable than others.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52Some pieces are making very high prices. It's become a big area for collectors.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57This mustardy coloured glaze on this one, very '60s in style,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00is not, perhaps, going to be as popular as some.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06Not going to cut the mustard. I knew I could rely on you for a pun!
0:31:06 > 0:31:09It's worth, I should think, ?10 to ?15.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Great. Our lot only paid ?18. We may be lucky. Yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Now, how do you rate that bust? Well, it's well-made.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23But, goodness me, I think it's got limited appeal as far as subject matter.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25A Russian bronze of Karl Marx
0:31:25 > 0:31:30is not perhaps what people want on their mantelpiece. In Somerset.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35In Somerset! I'm not sure how many hard-line communists we've got
0:31:35 > 0:31:37coming along to the auction!
0:31:37 > 0:31:42I do think it's got some quality to it. It is well-made.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47I've probably been a little bit more optimistic than it deserves.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49I say ?75 to ?100.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52That is pushing the boat out cos they only paid ?60.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Why not? You have to say it as you see it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Lastly, the Moorcroft bowl.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02Distinctively Moorcroft, a nice size, in good condition,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05which is important, of course.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09Moorcroft being a very collectable factory,
0:32:09 > 0:32:14there are buyers for pieces that would cost them a great deal more
0:32:14 > 0:32:16if they were to buy one retail.
0:32:16 > 0:32:23I think that's got enough impact as a Moorcroft piece to make ?60 to ?80. OK. They paid 100.
0:32:23 > 0:32:30That's a great estimate. They won't need their bonus buy, perhaps, but let's have a look at it anyway.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Keith and Russell, you spent ?178. You gave Anita ?122.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Did you blow the lot, Anita?
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Not quite! Look at at that!
0:32:41 > 0:32:47I think it's the sweetest little item, a child's travelling case.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50When Mum and Dad went on holiday with their cases,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54then the wee child would have that wee thing.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00Isn't that sweet? She's got a little mirror and a little button hook.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06Her brushes. You have bought, uniquely, the smallest case
0:33:06 > 0:33:09for two of our largest contestants ever.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15How are our big boys here going to react to this little novelty?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19How much? ?70.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21ANITA LAUGHS
0:33:21 > 0:33:25OK. Leather cases are really doing well just now,
0:33:25 > 0:33:30and a miniature one might just tickle someone's fancy.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Does it tickle yours? No.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38Russell's quite emphatic about that. Does it tickle yours, Keith?
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Um...
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Yes. It does? It does.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47I can see my granddaughter walking down the road with this.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48I found it irresistible.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49I found it irresistible.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53It's so beautifully made. There is quality there.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55You're underwhelmed.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I'M overwhelmed.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02Well, we'll see during the auction. We might get a wee surprise.
0:34:02 > 0:34:10On that happy note, why don't we find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's little case?
0:34:11 > 0:34:16Richard, have you ever seen such a charming piece of leather luggage?
0:34:16 > 0:34:21It is delightful. It's almost nicer to see it unopened.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25It's so beautifully made and in lovely original condition.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28With the gold letters for a young man. RW.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31And inside...
0:34:31 > 0:34:36It's complete, which is remarkable for things like this.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38The scissors might be later.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41They're not in the same gilt metal.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Otherwise, it's all there. I think it's charming.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49A glimpse of the care that the Edwardians would expend
0:34:49 > 0:34:53on making things for the young gentleman.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56This would be 1910-ish? A bit later perhaps.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01I can see no seven or eight-year-old going off on their holidays
0:35:01 > 0:35:06taking this... Not unless it fits their music machine!
0:35:06 > 0:35:10But it's worth, I should think, ?15 to ?25?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Is that all? Oh. Anita will be mortified. She paid ?70.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20And clearly rates it. Anyway, it's all in the eye of the beholder.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25Yeah. That's the joy of the auction. Good luck. Thank you.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Carol and Nicks, how are you feeling? Nervous. Nervous.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Any particular piece that you wish you hadn't bought?
0:35:39 > 0:35:40No.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Yes. No, I think... What? The witches.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48We like the witches, Phil. We thought they were hilarious.
0:35:48 > 0:35:54You paid ?70. The auctioneer thinks they're hideous and has put ?10 to ?20.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56THEY GASP
0:35:56 > 0:36:00We thought we had the find of the century. Good.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02We'll find out any minute now.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06You've always got the stool to fall back on.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09First up is the sailing boat. Here it comes.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14A wooden model of a sailing boat. ?20 for it?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17?20 for this? ?20 for it?
0:36:17 > 0:36:2215, then? 15 is bid. At ?15. Can I say 18 anywhere? 18.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2620? No? ?20...
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Go on! Come on! Come on!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31..Last time at 20. BANGS GAVEL
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Not a complete capsize, is it?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36No. Definitely not.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Lot 195 is this plaster panel
0:36:39 > 0:36:43featuring witches, coffins and skulls.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47?10 for it? ?10 for this? ?10 anywhere?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Five, then? ?5 is bid.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55I'll sell at five. Who'll say eight for it?
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Five then, and selling. BANGS GAVEL
0:36:58 > 0:37:00I don't believe it!
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Lot 96 is the brass tobacco box. ?25 is bid for that.
0:37:05 > 0:37:0830. Five. 40.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Five. 50. I'm out. ?50, now.
0:37:10 > 0:37:1355. 60.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Five. ?65. It's to my left at 65.
0:37:16 > 0:37:2270, now? ?70 to my right. I'm selling at 70. At ?70.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Selling at 70. Last time at 70...
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Wiped its face. Lovely.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31?70. What are you going to do about the stool?
0:37:31 > 0:37:35We've got to go with Philip's stool. Can we have your stool, Philip?
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Yes. That witches thing...!
0:37:37 > 0:37:42We're going with it? Yes. I think that's a very wise move.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46?45 paid. The auctioneer's estimate is ?30 to ?40.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49That's a modest estimate on that thing.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53If it doesn't make ?60, I shall be surprised.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56That's my prediction. Here it comes.
0:37:56 > 0:38:02Lot 202 is this Arts and Crafts style mahogany rectangular stool.
0:38:02 > 0:38:08Bids start me here at ?35. ?35 is bid. It's on commission.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11At ?35? I'll sell at 35.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16Last time, at ?35. All done, at 35? BANGS GAVEL
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Ridiculous! ?35.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22You said you'd be surprised. I am surprised.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27I'm very disappointed, actually. Not half as disappointed as I am!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29You've got to take it on the chin.
0:38:29 > 0:38:35That's the price here at this precise moment for that particular object.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Another day it might have made a different price.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Anyway, don't despair. You're only minus ?80 overall.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48It WAS going very well but, nevertheless, it could still be a winning score.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53So don't say a thing to those brutes the blues. We'll go in smiling.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Do you know how the reds got on? No. No. Good.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Let's see how we get on. First is the Aegean plate.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09?10 for it? ?10 for it?
0:39:09 > 0:39:14Ten is bid. I'm selling at ten. Who'll say 12? 12 now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1915? 18? 20? ?20 in the back of the room.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22I'm selling at ?20. All done at 20?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Yes! Plus ?2.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27I said 20 quid!
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Lot 219 is the Russian bronze of Karl Marx.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Showing on the far right, rather than the far left, of the room.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Lot 219. Bids start me here at ?60.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44?60 is bid. 65? 70. Five? 80.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48?80. It's still with me. At ?80 on commission.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51At ?80, and I'm selling at 80.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Well done, Anita.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56That's my boys!
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Moorcroft fruit bowl... We really want a profit on this.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04..Bids here start me at ?60. ?60 is bid.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06It's on commission at 60.
0:40:06 > 0:40:0965. 70. Five. 80.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Five. 90. Shake of the head. ?90 with me...
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Go on! Go on!
0:40:15 > 0:40:19..I'm selling at 90 on commission. Last time.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Oh, bad luck. Oh!
0:40:21 > 0:40:23That's minus ?10.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27You were plus 22. You are now plus 12.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32That is a good position to be in. Be careful, boys.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Are you going to go with the travel case? No.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38What do you think? No.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42No? No. You're not going with the bonus buy.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45The auctioneer's estimate is ?15 to ?25. Sorry, Anita.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49We're going to sell it anyway. Here it comes.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54Lot 225 is a little Edwardian child's leather travel case.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56?15 for it? ?15 for it?
0:40:56 > 0:40:5815 is bid. ?15 is bid.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0318, now. 20. Five.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0530. Five. 40. Five.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08?45. Lady's bid at 45.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12At ?45 and I'm selling. Last time.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Yes! ?45 is five short of 50...
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Well, it wasn't as bad as predicted.
0:41:18 > 0:41:24But you did well, chaps. You preserved your profit at ?12.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Who knows? That could be a winning score. Hope so. I hope so.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Don't tell the reds. We won't say a word.
0:41:35 > 0:41:41So, guys, had a nice time? Great. Brilliant. Good fun all round.
0:41:41 > 0:41:47I have to reveal at this sad moment that one team has made incredibly large losses
0:41:47 > 0:41:51and one team's done rather well, so which team's which?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Sadly, the runners-up are the reds.
0:41:54 > 0:42:01Minus ?80 is the overall score. You made no profit on anything anywhere along the line.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06Which is bad luck, isn't it? Shame. Would you have a poem about this?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Even though we haven't won The whole thing's been a lot of fun.
0:42:10 > 0:42:15There you are! I promise, she didn't know I was going to ask her.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20If it wasn't for the witches' plaque things would be very different.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23We all learn by our...experience.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27The right buyer wasn't there today. Quite right, too.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Bad luck, but we've loved having you on the show.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35The victors today, who are taking home ?12... ?12 coming your way.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40That's ?6 each, if Anita doesn't charge you any commission.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44There's your ?12, which is brilliant.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50You didn't go with the bonus buy. That was a wise move. Well done, chaps.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?
0:42:53 > 0:42:54YES!
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